For true happiness, it is not enough to be successful oneself . . . one's friends must fail.
One's neighbor is always the enemy. That is the nature of things.
The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out.
In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.
Novels, except as aids to masturbation, play no part in contemporary life.
If you're a critic of the rulers of the United States, you are either demonized, or you are trivialized by the press, and they do a very good job of making you into a non-person or a ridiculous person.